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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-26

Los Angeles (Cal.) Times.
A farmer named August Pirch, who lives near
GarvanZo. is the happy possessor of a dozen
fine, healthy children. These youngsters grow
fast eat three or four hearty meals a day, and
the way they wear out clothes is enough to make
wooden factory think cyclone had struck it.
Mr.. Pirch has been in hot water with his little
fishes for years. and was about to give up in
despair, when a bright idea struck him. He
had a tract u land that could not be
used for the want of water. But how to irri-
gate the land without spending a large sum of
money was a mystery. ditch would cost
thousands of dollars. but corner lots have not
been so plentiful in the Pirch family as the hap
py father could have wished, and his bank book
simply showed balance of few hundreds in
stead of thousands. He figured on the cost of a
we'll and found that he could stand sixty foot
well, cheap pump and one OF those great big
family swings which are noticed at pleasure gar
dens and German picnic grounds. The we'll WAS
bored, the pump was set up and the swing was
put in working order.
Here, you little rascals,' SAID the elder Pirch
to his little fishes, come out here AID get in
this swing I'm going to give you something to
play with" In FIVE minutes the children were
flying back and forth through the air The pump
worked up and down, making merry tune. and
a fourteen inch stream of water flowed from the
well. The children don't know that they are
working as the swing is some distance from
the we'll and is connected By an iron rod which
works the pump, the swing vib-ates back and
forth. Mr.. Prch is positive that the Youngsters
will pump enough water during the day to irri
gate large tract of land.
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Sir Edward Thornton,
c. era Words london Letter.

L. u.
i saw a figure in the city yesterday, going
down Ihreadneedle street, once most familiar in
Washington life. 1t was that of Sir Edward
Thorn tou who was for SO many years the En-
glish minister and the dean of the diplomatic
corps there. he had the most envied position
in Washington among diplomates and occupied a
high position in society. Lady Thornton's
tertainments we're considered among the most
desirable to attend in Washington. The British
legation building was spacious and comfort
able. The fund allowed for entertaining was
ample. Sir Edward left Washington, where he
was successful and honored. to accept promo
ton 10 ST. Petersburg. The change from
the mild climate of Washington TO that
of ST. Petersburg too great.
After a short time he asked for change
and was transferred to Constantinople. Here he
became involved in some of tue diplomatic
mazes of the Eastern question, and failed to sat
isfy his government. He was recalled, and has
since been practically out of the diplomatic
service. His gray hair has become completely
white, his face is pale and has lost that look of
easy, calm benevolence worn by him in the days
Of his diplomatic success. AS he walked along
down the street. his silk nat pushed we'll down
upon the back part of his head. with an UNI
brella under the left arm of his black frock suit
he had that look of loneliness and failure worn
by men who have in early life been at the head
of a mercantile house, and who wind up their
days as humble clerks. Sir Edward Thornton
lives SO quietly now that he is rarely heard of.
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The Former Tennie C. Claf1in.

London Letter In New York World.
saw yesterday Lady Cook formerly Tennie
c. Claf1in. of New York. 1 had never seen her
before. had always imagined that she was
distinguishing woman, with at least a suspicion
of brightness and viva city in her face to account
for the tremendous notorety secured bv her
when she aud her sisters opened a brokers' Of
fee in Wall street. No Roman matron ever
looked more grim, sedate aud respectable than
does Lady Cook. She has almost the face Of a
religious recluse, without the SLIGHTEST
expression of a woman of the world Her face
is regular in its lin and almost hard in its reg
uiarity. Her eyes are cold steely blue and
are small. She looks to be at least forty five
years of age. Hsr light, sandy brown hair is
beginning to show gray She wore long seal.
fur mantle over . dark green cloth dress. Her
boots were of ne stoutest thick soled English
make. Her ban net was sluare, ugly brown,
tied in grim Ii mes in the most Puritanical of
knots under her angular chin Her husband is
worth several millions The POSITION that Lady
Cook occupies is most conservative one now
upon all social questions where she used to pro-
woke so much discussion and attention Her
sister, formerly Mrs. Wooihull. is. also married
to an equally rch man. who is cousin of the
present Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, Lady
Cooks husband is knight of recent creation
IL was given TO him on account of his success in
business ssR 4
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A Comparatively New Textile Fabric That
Has Been Introduced Into This Market

A Comparatively New Textile Fabric That
Has Been introduced Into This Market
New York Mail and Express
Rewards aggregating 500, 900 have been offered
for the past few years by various foreign govern
ments. particularly the English, French and
Chinese. to the man who could invent a machine
that wonld spin ramie into yarns. Ramie is
often called Chinese grass. 1t grows about four
feet high. 1t is a perennial plant, and throws
out numerous stems as thick the little finger.
The fibre of the inner bark is the useful portion
and can be removed when the stems are dried.
Bv ru bling the stems in the hand. the bark peeis
off and leaves this fbrous matter. which is very
strong. in appearance greatly esembling
silk For many years the Chinese have
been spipning this fibre and weaving it by
hand II makes durable fabric, unlike silk
and linen in texture. In France and England it
is used to mix with and add stability to silk
Frenchman has recently invented a machine to
take the place CT hard-work. A large factory is
now being built on the Hudson river, which will
be used for this purpose After the yarns are
made, they can be put on any loom and manu-
featured into all kinds of fabric Rame. in its
raw state. is much stronger than Russian hemp
and it is impossible to break it by using any
ordinary force. When manufactured, il can be
used in almost any material. Ramie was first
introduced into this country in 1867. in the
Botanical Gardens. at Washington. IL was
grown in Jamaica in 1854 1t is easier to raise
than cotton, and three crops can be obtained
each year. 1t can be raised from seed. India,
Egypt and China are best suited for raising
cents pound, or a little cheaper than cotton.
but more money can be made out of ramie. be-
cause it requires less attention and realizes III
larger quantities
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THE OLD SOUTH.
No Such Thing the ''New South"-The
Term a MisnOmer.


Term Misnomer.
Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
There is no new South. The term is a mis-
homer and myth. It is simply a phrase cos
tune in which old prejudices masquerade
through modern prints seeking to pervert the
education of Southern children into the convic.
tions that their ancestors. If not criminals were
little more than a of idlers blunderers,
blockheads and failures. The literature left by
our statesmen will stand as monuments of wis
dom and models of classical lore In all the de-
partments or government In law. literature and
science, while the South has boosted of great
army of writers, she has furnished the minds
productive of the erandest results to the conn
try and the world. When prolific
little animal, vain of her progeny twitted the
lioness for nursing only one, the noble beast re-
Piled Eyes. only one-but it is a lion"
l affirm this humbly. corscientiously and with
faith-reuctant faith-that our present methods
will not and cannot produce as grand and noble
men as the last half century before the war pro-
duced. do not mix it with the slavery question,
but with other questions more radically sgnlfi-
cant. | say to my children: "There is no faint
upon your ancestry There curse in
slavery. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a ro-
mantle lie, and the whole fauatical crew reveled
in savery-but slavery had its day and served
it's purpose. It's time was outlet it be out.
We are glad of it, if it was the will of Proyi-
dence, but be careful lest a worse evil befall u.s.
Let us fnrtify and intrench against the love of
money, which the Bible tells US is the root of all
evil"
We want no more of slavery. 1t had its
mission. not its sin it's curse, but its mis-
sion. both to white and to black, and we are
content
Here are a whole lot of fools who strut
around on SPECTATORS money and say let the old
South alone she's dead dog and stinks
heard bloated bondholder say that not long
ago, and in the same conversation he Dragged
about painting he bought at Stuarts SALE and
said it was three hundred years old. We will
talk about the Old South just as much as we
please, and no man shall make afraid We
love old things anyhow. They are the best The
poet says
II love it. love it. and who shall dare
To chde me for loving that old arm chair"
There is Old Hundred and Old Lang Syne
and here are the old trees and the old land
marks and the old men and old women with good
old honest habits and limited desires, who in
dulge in no folly and banker after no big thing
but live calm and serene, and covet othing bu
the happiness of their children.
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THE NEW THEATRICAL WRECKER.
Disastrous Effect of the Interstate Law ON
Travelling Companies.


Travelling Companies.
New York Mail and Express
Lovely times ahead for combinations out on
the road" said manager j. Charles Davis to
reporter. "Plenty of wrecks all along the line
SO far on account of the interstate commerce
law and more to come. | understand that the
hotels and freight depots of Chicago are already
choked up with the trunks and scenic debris of
dramatic companies that have struck that town
and can't get away. John McCaul has done
some figuring on this tning and he calculates
that it would cost him ST, coo man to transport
his company from Chicago to New York"
What Is the difference between the old rates
and the news"
Just the difference between life and death.
Up to the passage of that law theatrical combi-
nations were given a rate of two cents mile and
their freight for scenery free The new
rates will be between three and four oents mile
on passengers and about twenty five cents a mile
on freight cars This is simply ruinous and will
drive the combinations out of business"
"And then whatF'
SWELL then we shall have another sort of COM
bnation-chaos and the old stock company re-
yivals Probably not one in thlrty-yes, fifty
of the present combinations could live under the
new rates
"How many combinations ARE on the road
now"
ABOUT two hundred. possibly few more, but
no one knows where they'll land ! don't include
in this list the nomadic feature concerns, which
are not properly dramatic, but have always been
accorded theatrical rates. Take the Aztec Fair
that showed here and in Brooklyn. That will
illustrate what l mean l may be wrong, but it
strikes me as very doubtful whether they could
travel on the new interstate schedule. Why, in
few weeks New York and every large center
will be so flooded with genius THAI you can get a
Hamlet or Lady Macbeth for $40 week
s'Is there no way to beat the bill!"
"No don't see any except that on short
jumps Where the geography is favorable. steam
ships and river boats can be used. But then,
time tables are very shaky and indefinite. and
| delays in this business are fatal At any rate,
this sort of transportation could only be used in
very short jumps. 1t would kill the long ones.
No. there is very little relief in that direction
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The Toothsome Beaver Tall.

Maud Howe, in Boston Transcript.
l have made a new acquaintance in the cult
nary line during my visit to New York. A dish
which l never had heard of was served to US at
the table of man who considers dining in the
light of high art This rare and most attract
i've of delIcacies is nothing more nor less than
beavers tahls-no connection with the light
house Of that name--delicately stewed in a
becnarlel sauce. They were served as AZ
entree, and they are without exception the
most attractive article of food that l have
met in a twelve month It seems that this
dish WAS highly esteemed by the old governors
of the Hudson Bay Company, and that in these
days, when beavers-or at any rate their tails
ARE scarce, they are considered and
precious as roc's eggs The flavor is more like
terrapn than anything else. and the quality of
the flesh resembles that of green turtle. |
never saw beaver or his tail. save on this occa-
sion. and can form idea of its size, and how
many tails it takes to make salmi but il ever
any of my readers who are artistic as was my
host in the matter of food and drink. has an op-
portunity to get around beaver tail, | advise
him to grasp the opportunity and eat the tail.
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The stitches in an overcoat.

New York Tailor.
Only one man in every hundred fully appre-
ciates the great amount Of sewing required in
the construction of an overcoat. Several times,
ments, l kept record of the number Of stitches.
1t may not be generally credited, but ! assure
you it takes nearly 40. 900 to put the ordinary
top coat together. The body of the coat found
required f. $50 stitches the collar. S,063: sewing
the collar on. 1853; the buttonhoes, :, 500: the
sleeves and the lining $50: the pockets 924 the
silk lining of body with wadded interior. II. 1868
and the braiding. 2726; total of 39,629. just
think OF 1t. and then dare say an overcoat is not
q cheap article of apparel"
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One Woman's Influence.

Cleveland Leader. Washington Letter.
l heard Missouri Democrat swearing at a
high rate yesterday morning because the Presi-
dent had not removed Marshal Conzens. of St.
Louis. who is one Of the few Republicans still
holding over from the last administration. The
Marshal retains his Office through tho influence
of his bright daughter, Miss Phoebe Couzens.
who is his first deputy. and does considerable in
the way of managing his affairs. Miss Couzens
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GRATEFULCCMFO
e p = s, G. 90 A.

by thorough knowledge of the natural laws
which govern the operations Of digestion and nutrition
and by careful application of the fine properties of
wellselected Cocoa Mr.. Epps has provided break
fast tables with a delicatey favored beverage which
may save many heavy doctors bills. 1t is by the
udicous of such articles of diet that aconsttuton
every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle nala
dies are floating around ready to attack wherever
there is weak point. We may escape many a fatal
shaft by keeping ourselves we'll fortified with pure
blood and properly nourished frame" -"Civl Serv
ice Gazette"
Made simply with boiling water milk. Sold only
in half pound tins, by Grocers, labeled thus:
JAMES EPPS & CO.. Homeopathic Chemists,
London England
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making it known that the Pullman Company
had become defendant in a suit for S2o0.Oo0
damages for infringement. The Mann Boudoir
Car Company is complainant All the con-
veniences vestibule and all. claimed for Pull
mans new car were patented some years ago by
the Clam company, so the papers allege and
there is a prospect of an interesting fight
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Other Time.

Wall Street News.
IF you can show me any signs of natural gas
on your farm, I'll give you a hundred dollars an
acre. said speculator to an Ohio farmer
'Havn't any time TO fool with it," was the
reply.
"You must be a very busy man."
'Yes, tolerably. I'm boring for oil down in
the swamp. the boys have struck salt-bed just
back of the barn. and the old wonan's out with
witch hazel rod locatinsa couple of coal mines.
We cant fool with gas afore next year"
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and when tn. offensive partisan" racket was be-
ing played she hieu herself away to Washington
to seek the aid of the Presidents sister. She
was successful and now there is doubt that
Marshal Couzens will be able 10 retain his place
until the expiration of his term.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-26

SICK headache. Thousands who have suffered
intensely with sick headache say that Hoods
Sarsapar,lla has completely cured them. One
gentleman thus relieved writes. Hoods Sarsa-
psrilla is worth its weight in gold" Sold by all
druggists 100 doses 81.
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Tie ve.tibule Train an InfrincsuIsns.

New York FphaInl M "a
The Pullman Palace-car Company, whose new
''vestoule train has been challenging admira-
ton lately. is getting into trouble over that
same bit OF, magnihcence. General HoratA Por-
ter, vice-president Of the companyswas called
upon to-day by an officer of United States
Court, who had package Of Official papers
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WANTED SKILLED LABOR

We have employment now ready for 1000 Carpen-
ters, Bench Hands, and Planning mill Machine Hands;
steady work and best wages to competent men. H I'M
ilton Co. Planning mill Association, Cincin natl, o.
Apply once, in person by letter. to any of the
undersigned firms at Cincinnati, o.
E. r. LOUGHEAD & Co, Richmond and Carr SITS.
j. W. COTrERAL & CO., Ninth and Broadway.
JAS. GRIFFITH & SONS, Hunt and Abigail SITS.
j. w. & I. G. ROBINSON, Seventh and Carr SITS.
OHIO PLANNING MILL CO., Poplar and Baymiller.
WIN. MAYER Third and Rose streets
WIN. H. STEWARDS SONS, Canal and Plum SITS.
ANDREWS STARK Sc SUTHERLAND Laurel 81 Cent av,
A. MORRISON & CO.. SO Court street.
MAXWELL. GINTER & CO., Harrison avenue
CALEB LINGO. Cumminsville. o.
LOCkLAND LUMBER co. Lockland Q.
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ATTORNEYS AND C0UNSELORS-AT-LAW
r AIDES, DO YOUR OWN DYEING, at Home
IL with
PEERLESS DYES.

They VIII dye everything. They are sold everywherc.
Price O cents package-4O colors. They have no
equal for Strength. Brightness. Amour. in Packages
for Fasness of tolor non-fading qualities. They
do not crock or smut For sale by f. A. Bryan. drug
gist, cor Mass. and Vermont ST.. Herman f.
Frauer. apothecarv. 2I6 East Washington ST.; j. c.
French Masonic Temple drug store. cor. Tennessee
and Washington streets; Otto Schopp, druggist and
apothecary, 3o2 South Illinois ST. Indianapolis, Ind.
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WANTED.

VIZ ANTED-SALESMEN TO SELL SPECIAL.
w ties to merchants: commission; big profits. II
A. PERSHING, South Bend. Ind
WANTED-GOOD MEN OR WOMEN AGENTS
W. to sell our Model Door Plate; all buy it: can
give you years job and good pay; capital wanted
send for circular; it will be bonanza for you.
North Prospect street. Grand Rapids, Mich.
w for Mrs. Campbells patent electric, en-
bossed Empress; richest and most stylish waterproof
outside garment ever made beautiful as satin ard more
durable. Large profits. Address. with stamp, E. III.
CAMPBELL q CO., 4s4 w. Randolph st. Chicago.
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THEO. DIETZ,a
COURT-H Oh 81 MEAT MARKET,
14z East Washington St.

Keeps only the choicest quality of fresh and salt
meats constantly on hand. Beef veal. pork, lamb.
mutton. bologna sausage, wenerwurst sausage
Frankfort sausage Hostein sausage summer sausage
fresh pork sausage liver sausage blood sausage head
cheese sausage pressed beef lard mans. shout
ders, bacon.
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4 GARD OF THANKS-WE DESIRE TO EN-
n press our sincere thanks and earnest Apr cia-
ton of the many of kindness received and for
the prompt and voluntary offers of assistance during
the last illness of daughter and sister; also for the
many expressions of sympathy received. D. D. TRU-
EFT, Mr. and Mrs A. l.. LOCKR1DGE.
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MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE-SEND FOR OUR
vi book containing the laws of the several States
and Territories on divorce and legal rights of married
women Price ST.. COONS 8 DAVID, indianapolis,
Ind.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-15

a Resolution for the Construction of a Side
walk on the east side of Broadway in front
Of aud along ioss ~ ~, o. IL { sana :, q
that part of the. city Of Yankton, known and
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-15
~ Apnetite Eor R,na Jofn.

/. In 1884, says the Bismarck Tribune,
there was q very bright special agent
assigned 10 the Bismarck land district
to unesrth fraud. He was 9 Kansas
man and one of the three delegates from
that state who voted for Arthur on the
first ballot in the Chicago convention of
that year. C1lp was not long in the
service before he developed a modest in
difference and some dislike for.the wosk ].
The slow pay particularly annoyed him.
Shortly before be resigned he wrote this
spicy letter to Commissioner McEar-
lands:
Bismarck, OAK, Aug. % 1e84-To the
Honorable Commissioner General Land
Office, Washington, d. O.-Sir: / beg
leave to call your attention to my pay
accounts forwarded the 4th of August
and also for permission to state, in.
|cidentaily, that 1t requires o small
national bank TO run the government
Service in Dakota so far as the
special which have the
honor to represent, is concerned. Know
ing Uncle Samuel's ImpecuniositY. /
am willing to advance q reasonable
amount at legal rates, but do not like 9
constant strain. il / was an air plant,
or even had the capabilities of DIR. Tan
ner, I could hail the future with delight.
An occasional fast of fifty days would
allow thu government time TO catch up
and enable us TO strike q fair balance.
Bus, alasl / am both c~arnivorous and
herbivorous-in fact almost n1vorou
II 1 war only o ruminspt, with o wealth
of four stomachs. I could help the gov
ernment out by living on prairie grass,
the blue joint variety, OF which Dakota
ianss speak highly; and il would, undoubt-
eddy, make an elegant end. The poetry
of the service ia dlmmed, and q little
prose in the shape of hard cash will not
emily confer a favor upon an honest and
hard working official, but greatly exped-
ite the public service. / am, sir, with
great respect, your obedient servant,
E. g. CuIF, Special Agent.